Why miss a decibel of pure praise?

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1 Why miss a decibel of pure praise? Local Contact Information Siemens contact House number and street name City and postal code Country Phone: +XX-XXX-XXX-XXXX Global Business Unit The information in this document contains general descriptions of the technical options available, which do not always have to be present in individual cases and are subject to change without prior notice. The required features should therefore be specified in each individual case at the time of conclusion of the respective contract. Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH Gebbertstrasse Erlangen Germany Phone: Legal Manufacturer Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH Gebbertstrasse 125 DE Erlangen Germany Global Siemens Headquarters Siemens AG Wittelsbacherplatz Muenchen Germany Global Siemens Healthcare Headquarters Siemens AG Healthcare Sector Henkestrasse Erlangen Germany Phone: Siemens Pure. It hides. You shine. The nearly invisible, completely discreet hearing instrument. Answers for life. Order No. A91SAT C Printed in Germany Siemens AG

2 Shawnae Jebbia Former Miss USA Pure hides, so I can shine. I like the sound of a city waking up. My heels clattering against the fresh pavement. A camera clicking just for me. I love the sound of happiness. I even like my heart pounding in my ears followed by the echo of praise. I also enjoy the buzz of nightlife. And the whispers of friendship. I love that I can hear with my discreet Siemens Pure. Shawnae Jebbia was a 27-year-old beauty queen when she was diagnosed with hearing loss. She had not only won the Miss USA crown, but was hosting her own television show. An outgoing, energetic entertainment personality, Shawnae faced sudden and unexpected changes in her life. Thanks to sophisticated new hearing instruments and Shawnae s bright and optimistic attitude, she has become a remarkable and humble role model for people with hearing loss. Shawnae s audiologist chose to fit her with Siemens Pure hearing instruments. Designed for utmost discretion, Pure brought back her hearing without changing her look. By combining the most advanced hearing technology with an almost invisible, ultra-small size, Pure gives wearers ultimate confidence in hearing and appearance. After all, nobody wants to miss a decibel of life. With Pure, there s no need to hide. Pure lets every personality shine through. 2 3

3 Wow: 70 decibels 4 5

4 Design for discretion. Pure RIC Pure lets nothing come between wearers and the world around them. Designed for utmost discretion, Pure packs the most advanced hearing technology into an ultra-small instrument that s nearly invisible when worn. Available in a choice of three performance levels, Pure is one of the most discreet hearing instruments designed for those with up to moderately severe hearing loss. S-Receiver (45 db) M-Receiver (55 db) P-Receiver (65 db) The RIC (Receiver-in-Canal) configuration supports 45 db, 55 db, and 65 db receivers and comes in an array of colors including hair and skin tones. The fully automatic, Tek compatible Pure RIC instruments adjust to the wearer s surroundings to deliver unmatched sound clarity. Even in the most complex listening environments, no wearer adjustment is needed. Open Domes Closed Domes Receiver Mold (no vent) Open Domes Closed Domes Receiver Mold (no vent) Receiver Mold (no vent) Pure supports now three performance levels: 700, 500 and 300. The 45 db Receiver. The maximum power output is 108 SPL. The 55 db Receiver. The maximum power output is 119 SPL. The 65 db Receiver. The maximum power output is 121 SPL. 6 7

5 Being discreet doesn t mean you can t be noticed. Dome Our dome protects the receiver against earwax. Exchangeable housing If the wearer s color preferences change, you can easily exchange Pure s housing as necessary. It might seem strange at first, but feeling good about your appearance is key to enjoying the beauty of sound. After all, you have to be both physically and emotionally comfortable with the hearing instruments you are wearing. My Pure gives me the confidence to do what I want You don t have to be a model to feel sensitive about your appearance. Almost everybody is concerned about his/her looks. Tiny, elegant and extremely discreet, Pure fits the wearers personalities and styles as well as their hearing requirements. Pure comes in the smallest possible RIC (Receiver-in-Canal) configuration, and in a choice of three performance levels. Available in an array of natural hair colors and skin tones, Pure blends in perfectly, so your wearers are the ones who stand out. And Pure doesn t just match their appearance, it automatically adjusts volume and program settings to match their surroundings, for a hearing experience that is completely customized. With a choice of configurations, program options and colors, Pure puts the wearer in control. 14 colors including 12 natural hair colors and skin tones: Pearl White Beige Golden Blonde Grey Granite Brown Sandy Brown Receiver unit The gentle, curved shape fits the ear comfortably and enables an outstanding hearing performance. Charging contact Pure is rechargeable, so your customer won t have to hassle with batteries. Chestnut Titanium Black Charcoal Silver Midnight Blue Evening Red 8 9

6 The softest sounds can evoke powerful emotions. Little secrets: 52 decibels The goal of every Siemens hearing instrument is to provide a hearing experience that s as natural as possible. Pure is equipped with specially designed features that combine to provide a natural sound experience and help counter the effects of hearing loss. This enables the wearer to perceive sounds in the same way as individuals with normal hearing and easily recognize the direction of sound. Natural Sound Loudness and Recognition Many hearing instrument wearers report challenges with sounds that are uncomfortably loud. But Pure s AGC-I and the new multi-channel AGC-O systems work together to help balance the wearer s perceptions of soft, average, and loud sounds and ensure that sounds are audible and recognizable without being too loud. For optimal flexibility, Pure 700 is equipped with a 16 channel compression system, Pure 500 features 8 channels and Pure 300 has 6 channels. SoundBrilliance SoundBrilliance in Pure 700 adds richness and fullness to the hearing instrument s sound by providing perception of acoustic stimulation up to 12 khz. SoundBrilliance analyzes the hearing instrument s input signals and adds high frequencies whenever appropriate. This feature is particularly useful where sound signals are wirelessly transmitted. Bluetooth transmission, for example, is bandlimited to 7.5 khz, but SoundBrilliance adds high frequencies (up to 12kHz) to the original signals. Principle of bandwidth extension with SoundBrilliance. Bandlimited signal in red,extended signal in green

7 Left-right discrimination binaural cues (ILD > 2 khz, ITD < 1.5 khz) Front-back discrimination monaural spectral cues (> 2 khz, outer ear reflections or TruEar) Localization: different cues used for left-right and front-back discrimination. Localization Hearing instrument wearers sometimes have difficulties identifying the direction of sounds. For this reason, Pure offers two technologies for accurate localization and spatial recognition of sounds: TruEar and e2e wireless 2.0. TruEar simulates the acoustical cues provided by the human outer ear to enable frontback discrimination of sounds. And e2e wireless 2.0* preserves interaural time differences and interaural level differences to ensure optimal left-right discrimination. Studies have shown that this technology improves the left-right localization of sounds by up to 40%. 1 Learning Pure 700 is equipped with SoundLearning, a sophisticated and advanced learning algorithm that takes DataLearning to a whole new level. In addition to the wearer s preferred volume, SoundLearning learns the preferred setting of compression and frequency shape and minimizes the need for manual adjustments. With SoundBalance (the treble control on the optional Tek Connect) the wearer can directly teach Pure instruments their individual tone preferences. SoundLearning helps to bridge the gap between initial fittings, which happen in a controlled environment, and the real world environment that wearers experience everyday. SoundLearning and DataLearning help create a customized Pure fitting for each wearer. With conventional BTE instruments, directionality at frequencies above 1.5 khz is reduced in comparison to the unaided ear. However, with TruEar, a technology that mimics the characteristics of the human outer ear, the directivity of the human outer ear is restored to improve front-back localization. The data logging feature within DataLearning and SoundLearning records useful information like program use, microphone modes, etc. So the instrument can be fine-tuned to the wearer s requirements based on the recorded data. Data logging can also provide useful information for more effective patient counseling and can reduce the number of patient visits by enabling more precise fine-tuning. * e2e wireless 2.0 utilizes a transmission frequency of 3.28 MHz, selected in accordance with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) recommended frequency band MHz to MHz for wireless hearing instruments. 1 Keidser, G., Rohrseitz, K., Dillon, H., Hamacher, V., Carter, L., Rass, U., Convery, E. (2006). The effect of multi-channel wide dynamic range compression, noise reduction, and directional microphone on horizontal localisation performance in 12 hearing aid wearers. International Journal of Audiology, 45:

8 Sound Comfort Speech and Noise Management Pure s next generation Speech and Noise Management System preserves audibility of soft sounds and supports auditory object recognition to help the auditory system to extract speech out of noise. 1 Charger One of the biggest challenges for hearing instrument wearers is following conversations in loud and/or noisy environments. That s why Pure employs sophisticated digital signal processing techniques to enhance hearing comfort in such situations. All these features are controlled by an advanced classification system, which automatically adjusts the hearing instrument according to the wearer s acoustical situation. FeedbackBlocker with Open Optimizer Pure s FeedbackBlocker is the next generation of adaptive phase cancellation systems to suppress feedback. Thanks to the new Siemens patented Acoustic Fingerprint Technology, FeedbackBlocker can detect the feedback portion within the microphone signal. So feedback can be suppressed much faster and more reliably than ever before, eliminating embarrasing whistling before it s heard by the wearer or others nearby. The Open Optimizer is an additional algorithm especially designed to provide even more feedback stability in open fittings, such as Pure. Automatic Multichannel Adaptive Directional Microphone System transitions automatically between Omni, TruEar, and Directional modes to improve speech intelligibility in difficult listening environments. This system enables optimum directivity even at low frequencies, for mild, sloping hearing losses. SoundSmoothing is proven to be the best transient noise suppression system in the industry, thanks to its amount of attenuation and adaptive temporal behavior. 2 SoundSmoothing suppresses transient noises, e.g. clanging dishes, while leaving speech signals intact and makes the hearing experience more comfortable. ewindscreen analyzes incoming signals to detect wind noise, then automatically adjusts signal processing to quickly reduce it. Adaptive Melody Beeps which ensures that Pure s acoustical signals for manual changes are audible even in very loud environments. The volume levels of these signals are adjusted automatically to ensure that they are clearly above the ambient noise level and can increase patient wearing time and hearing instrument acceptance. Pure Accessories Pure is rechargeable, so there is no need to worry about changing batteries in the middle of a meeting or during dinner with friends. The instruments are simply placed in the easy-to-use charger up to two instruments at a time. After just five hours of charging, the instruments are ready to go all day. For even greater convenience, Pure also runs on regular hearing instrument batteries. The optional ProPocket or epen remote control provides easy fingertip control over virtually all instrument functions. They are small enough to fit into a purse or pocket, so wearers can make quick and easy adjustments without others noticing. epen Block diagram of FeedbackBlocker with Acoustic Fingerprint Technology (AFT). AFT applies phase modulation to the hearing instrument s output signal to enable a reliable detection of feedback. ProPocket 1 A.S. Bergmen, Auditora Scene Analysis. Cambridge: MIT, Cambridge, Chalupper, J. and Branda, E., Comparison of Transient Noise Reduction Systems, Hearing Review, January 2008,

9 My world is connected at the touch of a button. Evening plans: 64 decibels Listening to the phone in both ears is amazing! And it was great to watch TV again without having to read subtitles. Tek has opened up new worlds for me. It s with me wherever I go. Your patients live in a connected world. Mobile. Instant. Always on. Every day there s some new way to be entertained, be informed, be in touch. Tek Connect is their key to controlling communications between their hearing instruments and their cell phone, audio system, TV, or even PC. It not only provides convenience and comfort, but also great sound quality. Tek communicates with hearing instruments by transmitting stereo audio signals using Bluetooth wireless technology. In addition, Tek allows phone signals to be transmitted to both ears, giving the wearer an advantage that other people do not have. Tek Connect. Smart and powerful, Tek Connect lets you stream audio from your mobile phone, MP3 player, television, or other audio sources directly to your Pure instruments

10 Pure at a glance Natural Sound AGC-I Compression System (channels) AGC-O Output limitation (channels/programming handles) Pure 700 RIC Pure 500 RIC Pure 300 RIC Multi-channel dynamic range compression Multi-channel output limiting 16 / 4 8 / 4 6 / 1 e2e wireless 2.0 Synchronizes both instruments and provides better localization SoundBrilliance Enhances the perception of higher frequencies for a richer hearing experience 3 TruEar Improves localization of sound from front to back 3 Sound comfort Speech and Noise Management Reduces annoying noise and enhances speech signals On / Off + 7 steps On / Off + 5 steps On / Off + 3 steps Adaptive Melody Beeps Ensures that the acoustical signals are always audible for the wearer SoundSmoothing Softens unwanted transient noises On / Off + 3 steps On / Off + 3 steps On / Off FeedbackBlocker Open Optimizer Directional Microphone With Acoustic Fingerprint Technology (AFT) eliminates feedback whistling without affecting the quality of speech Improves hearing in multi-talker situations by softening the buzz of background conversation Automatic multi-channel adaptive Automatic multi-channel adaptive Automatic adaptive ewindscreen Suppresses wind noise in windy conditions Microphone Noise reduction Ensures that microphone noise is not audible in quiet environments Learning SoundLearning Learns preferred volume, compression, and frequency shape 3 DataLearning Data Logging Wireless Connectivity Tek compatible Automatically learns the wearer s overall volume preferences and logs relevant usage data 3 3 Records data like program usage and microphone modes for better fine-tuning of the instrument Allows wearers to connect wirelessly to audio devices and bluetooth enabled phones Instrument accessories Rechargeable With optional 312 charger epen / ProPocket Pocket and epen-size remote control for volume and program changes with integrated on/off function for hearing instruments

11 Favorite song: 74 decibels 20 21

12 Fitting comfort With sophisticated instruments such as Pure, it is increasingly critical to make accurate, objective measurements that illustrate how a hearing instrument will perform in your patient s ear. Together, we can rise to that challenge. Pure comes with Connexx 6.3, the latest fitting software from Siemens. Connexx 6.3 features ConnexxFit, a new fitting strategy to combine the benefits of scientifically proven fitting formulas like NAL-NL1 and DSL m[i/o] with device specific knowledge. It automatically selects the optimum fitting formula depending on the hearing loss and applies modifications to account for the instrument s acoustics and selected coupling method. Real Time Display (700 series only) Real Time Display is a counseling tool within the Connexx fitting software. This feature enables you to demonstrate visually and acoustically key hearing instrument features. When activated, the hearing instrument s input and output level, microphone mode, or noise reduction level are continuously read out and displayed. This information can be used to clearly demonstrate to patients the advanced functionabilities of their Siemens Pure. earena training programme We want the wearers and their hearing instruments to get along right from the very beginning. Which is why we developed earena, an interactive DVD with exercises designed to help them get the most out of their new hearing instruments. From improving basic auditory skills to helping to recognize sounds they may have forgotten due to hearing loss, earena will lead to pure harmony. The DVD can be played on a computer, laptop or DVD player. Hearing Loss Simulator Hearing Loss Simulator allows your patient s family or friend to experience hearing loss. It can use the patient s actual data or select from a number of pre-defined audiograms. This helps loved ones support the decision making process for hearing instruments

13 Open Optimizer New Open Optimizer improves FeedbackBlocker effectiveness. If Open Optimizer is checked, critical gain of open Pure fittings increases by, on average, 4 db in noisy environments and 7 db in quiet (e.g. in the clinic or shop). This is achieved by optimizing the parameterization of the signal processing on specific properties of the acoustic feedback path of open fittings. As a result, the effectiveness of the FeedbackBlocker for open fittings is improved. Hence, for fittings with closed and open domes and vents larger than 2.5mm, Open Optimizer should be activated in order to achieve maximum feedback stability. First Fit automatically activates this feature for the mentioned fittings. Sound management For open fittings, Open Optimizer can be activated in Connexx to increase critical gain of open Pure fittings by about 4 db in noisy environments and 7 db in quiet

14 How to connect programming cables. You can connect Pure to your programming station in a snap with this simple 3-step process. 2a. Insert the battery pill in the battery compartment. On the positive side you will see the attached programming strip. 1. Open the battery compartment. 3. Close the battery 2b. You will see a groove on the battery door which is the width of the programming connection strip. Position the pill so the strip fits exactly in this groove. compartment so that the programming strip extends outside. Exchanging the microphone cover. In just 3 simple steps, you can change the microphone cover to match the housing. 1. Remove the receiver unit. Use the removal tool to push out the pin that holds the microphone cover (refer to picture). 2. Carefully remove the front cover. 3. Carefully attach the new front cover. Push the pin that holds the front cover back into the housing. Exchanging the housing. With Pure, changing the housing is simple. 1. Remove the receiver unit. Use the removal tool to push out the 3 pins on the instrument housing. 2. Carefully remove the front cover and battery door. 3. Carefully remove the backside of the housing. Carefully attach the new backside of the housing. Carefully attach the new battery door and front cover. Push the 3 pins back into the housing. Attach the receiver unit

15 Part numbers Colors Color Exchange Kits (ROW) Microphone Color Exchange Kit Pure 700 Pure 500 Pure 300 Pure 700 Pure 500 Pure 300 Pure 700 / 500 / 300 Beige (1) Granite (2) Grey (3) Brown (4) Black (5) Silver (6) Pearl White (7) Golden Blonde (30) Chestnut (32) Sandy Brown (31) Charcoal (33) Evening Red (40) Midnight Blue (41) Titanium (34) colors including 12 natural hair colors and skin tones 28 29

16 Receiver Units Grid Domes Receiver Unit Description Type Pure 700 / 500 / 300 Dome Description Units Pure 700 / 500 / dB left (43.0 mm) 0L S dB right (43.0 mm) 0R S dB left (48.0 mm) 1L S dB right (48.0 mm) 1R S dB left (53.1 mm) 2L S dB right (53.1 mm) 2R S dB left (58.2 mm) 3L S dB right (58.2 mm) 3R S dB left (43.0 mm) 0L M dB right (43.0 mm) 0R M dB left (48.0 mm) 1L M dB right (48.0 mm) 1R M dB left (53.1 mm) 2L M dB right (53.1 mm) 2R M dB left (58.2 mm) 3L M dB right (58.2 mm) 3R M dB left (43.0 mm) 0L P dB right (43.0 mm) 0R P dB left (48.0 mm) 1L P dB right (48.0 mm) 1R P dB left (53.1 mm) 2L P dB right (53.1 mm) 2R P dB left (58.2 mm) 3L P dB right (58.2 mm) 3R P Concha look kit Hardware Services Grid Open 6 mm Grid Open 8 mm Grid Open 10 mm Grid Closed 8 mm Grid Closed 10 mm Grid Double 8 mm Grid Double 10 mm Description Pure 700 / 500 / 300 Charger 312 Charger for 2 Pure instruments ProPocket Remote control unit Tek Wireless enhancement epen Remote control unit Programming Adapters Connector between HiPro cable and Hearing Instrument Description Pure 700 / 500 / 300 earena Auditory training program NTSC PAL